Stanch Example Sentences

Use Stanch in a Sentence



Definition
1 : to check or stop the flowing of; also : to stop the flow of blood from (a wound)

2 a : to stop or check in its course

b : to make watertight : stop up


But the denial was too late to stanch the media attacks.

His aunt and uncle used beach towels to stanch the bleeding.

He told his wife to stanch Tamila's bleeding.

Another report released Thursday failed to help stanch the selling.

Others complain that police have not done enough to stanch the drug trade.

We need to stanch the decline in collection activity.

Walton was there that day, trying to stanch his wounds with a sweatshirt.

There is more blood coming out than one little strip of plastic can easily stanch.

Italy has been patrolling the coast in an attempt to stanch the flow of refugees.

An acceleration in growth won't be enough to stanch unemployment.

I tied my sock around the worst-cut foot to try and stanch the flow of blood.

It was useless to seek to stanch the blood gushing from the horrible wound.